Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED FEB. 21 1905.

W. S. PLUMMER.

V VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1904.

um-mlmm UNITED STATES Patented February 21, 1905.

PATENT rricn.

VEHICLE-WHEEL- SPECIFICATION, forming part of Letters Patent No.783,308, dated February 21, 1905.

Application filed August 22, 1904. Serial No. 221,659.

foul/Z whom, it may concern:

Be it known that L WILLIAM S. PLUMMER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vehicle-VVheels,

of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

y invention relates to improvements in vehicle-wheels; and it consistsof the novel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a vehicle-wheelembodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectional detail showing the connection between the spoke and the rimand taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional detailthrough the spoke inside of the rim and looking outwardly, as indicatedby the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the hub 5 and spokes 6 may be ofany of the ordinary constructions. A solid metal rim 7 takes the placeof the usual felly and tire. A spokesocket 8 is slidingly mounted uponthe outer end of each of the spokes, and a flange 9, formed integralwith the socket 8, provides means of attaching a socket to the rim 7,said flange 9 being secured to the rim by rivets 10, I

the outer ends of said rivets being seated in long tapered bores 11 inthe rim. A hearingplate 12 is placed against the end of the spoke insideof the socket 8, and aset-screw 13 is tightly screw-seated through-therim 7 against the bearing-plate 12, so that by tightening said screws 13the desired strain may be placed upon the rim 7, causing the wheel todish, as required to make a strong substantial wheel. The rims 7 aremade comparatively thick, and the bores 11 of the rivets are long andtapered, so that asthe rims wear thin the heads of the rivets will stillholdl By this construction I do away with the necessity of the usualfellies, thereby avoiding all danger of the tires coming loose and atthe same time cheapening and simplifying the construction.

I call especial attention to the fact that I can put the desired strainupon the rim by tightening'the set-screws at any time, so as to give therequired dish to the wheel.

I claim- 1. In a vehicle-wheel: a hub; spokes extending outwardly fromthehub; sockets slidingly mounted upon the outer ends of the spokes;flanges extending from the sockets; a rim encircling the flanges; rivetsinserted through the rim and through the flanges; bearingplates againstthe outer ends of the spokes inside of the rim; and set-screwsscrew-seated in the rim and engaging the bearing-plates to tighten therim upon the spokes; substantially as specified.

2. In a vehicle-wheel: ahub; spokes extending outwardly from the hub;sockets slidingly mounted upon the outer ends of the spokes; a rimencircling the sockets and secured thereto; bearing-plates against theouter ends of the spokes inside of the rim; and set-screws screw-seatedthrough the rim and engaging the bearing-plates to tighten the rim uponthe spokes; substantially as specified.

3. In a vehicle-wheel: a hub; spokes extending outwardly from the hub;sockets slidingly mounted upon the outer ends of the spokes; flangesextending from the sockets; a rim encircling the flanges; rivetsinserted through the rim and through the flanges; the outer ends of therivets fitting in long tapered holes in the rim; bearing-plates againstthe outer ends of the spoke inside of the rim; and setscrewsscrew-seated in the rim and engaging the bearing-plates to tighten therim upon the spokes; substaritially'as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM S. PLUMMER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. E. Con, B. B. Moss.

